Middle School Awards...

In just a blink, my littlest (who really doesn't seem quite so little anymore) has finished middle school! It seems unbelievable that he will be joining Remi in high school next year!

8th grade was the year that Roen's little voice started changing! This was the year he got to deal with his first bout of (forehead) acne, tried about a dozen different deodorants to get his underarm sweating under control, and literally outgrew everything in his closet. His little boy legs turned into muscly thighs, and his personality exploded out of sweet glowing sunbeams, into a blaring, vibrant sunshine! Still my sunshine boy, just a little bit more of that Texas heat version. 

For so long, he went with the flow, made peace in all situations and giggled instead of using his words. This year, he was all the words and all the opinions! He doesn't take much serious, in fact, that makes the AB Honor Roll he earned all that much more of a grand achievement, because school and grades were the least of his worries this year. A test he forgot to study for, "don't worry, mom, I'll get an A"! A project due tomorrow (that he forgot to inform me about), no big deal, he could finish it in 1st period! Oversleep by 30 minutes, no worries, he would still take a hour on his hair and have not a worry in the world about making the rest of us late! He was gonna walk downstairs, hair blown-out, about 10 too many squires of Burberry cologne and yet another white tee paired with his Yeezy's. Oh, and don't forget shorts that hit mid-thigh, showing off those muscles.

Now, if he didn't have his favorite socks cleaned and in his drawer, that is where it would all come crashing down! The huffing and puffing and hollering.... yep, over socks! I think it's safe to say he finally came out of that shell! And not a slow, timid creeping, but like a blasting firecracker!

So, lets circle back around to what this post is really about! Roen received one award this year- the AB Honor Roll! He was very underwhelmed by it all and didn't want to even go, because lets be honest, anything that takes this boy off the course, is a big waste of time! But he did work hard, made good enough grades to stay in NJHS, and it's another year in the books! A really good year! Full of friends, golf, and golf with friends!

I think Roen's motto for the year was, No Worries... BUT, you better look good while your not worrying!